# NTSB SEA71DWG12: Amer Avco AA-1, N5961L, Wenatchee, WA, August 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1970
- Place: Wenatchee, WA · WENATCHEE, WA
- Location: 47.4360° N, 120.3293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wenatchee, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4360&lon=-120.3293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113120
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DWG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DWG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1557   70/8/8    WENATCHEE,WASH      AMER AVCO AA-1      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 62, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1450                    N5961L              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FANCHER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WENATCHEE,WASH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL HIT ROUGH SPOT ON RWY,TURNED L.ATMTD COR WITH RUDDER.GRND STEERING REQUIRES BRAKE USE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5961L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5961L), registered now, S/N AA10261 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA-1
- Registry model: [American AA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (registry code 0630610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fancher Field

## Other investigations on N5961L (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX73FUJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUJ06-166988), Jun 19, 1972: Amer Avco AA-1 (N5961L), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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